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Lookign for examples:

Mini9

Lookign for examples:

IяПНm teaching Translation anD i FOUND these things, could you give me more examples about them... I really need them

A. Translation by a Superordinate

This is one of the commonest strategies for dealing with many types of non-equivalence. It works equally well in most, if not all, languages, since the hierarchical structure of semantic fields is not language-specific.

Source text: Shampoo the hair with a mild WELLA-SHAMPOO.

Target text : Wash hair with a mild WELLA-SHAMPOO.

B. Translation by a More Neutral / Less Expressive Word

Source text: The panda is something of a zoological mystery.

Target text : The panda may be called a riddle in zoology.

Although there is an equivalent for the word яПНmysteryяПН in Chinese, it is mostly associative with religion. The translator feels that it would be wrong to use it in a zoological context.

5 Sep 2012

MoodyMoody

We actually don яПНt use the word "mystery" very often in a religious/mystical context anymore. (Yes, I used "mystical" on purpose, because originally mystery referred to something unknowable except by God telling us, such as transubstantiation.) Mystery today in English means closer to a puzzle, especially a crime puzzle. It is secret and unknown, but not necessarily with religious overtones. I actually prefer the use of mystery to riddle in the example above.

5 Sep 2012

yanogator

I definitely agree with MoodyMoody about the modern use of "mystery". Also, I really don яПНt understand what you are looking for examples of.

Bruce

5 Sep 2012

douglas

Note: it яПНs better to say "most common" vs "commonest" (in my book).

6 Sep 2012

almaz

I think Mini9 might be looking for more examples of superordinates (or general class of words, eg яПНred яПН is a superordinate of яПНvermillion яПН, яПНcrimson яПН etc; see here for some background) and neutral terms for translation purposes, but, as Bruce suggests, it яПНs not very clear if he/she just wants the underlined words treated - or even how they яПНve to be treated - or if more examples of A and B are wanted.

6 Sep 2012